Fray Bentos, the capital of the Río Negro Department of western Uruguay, is a port on the Uruguay River. It is close to the border with Argentina and about 160 kilometres (99 mi) due north of Buenos Aires. Historically, Fray Bentos’ main industry has been meat processing. The Liebig Extract of Meat Company closed there in 1979 after 117 years in operation. A local history museum opened on the site in March 2005. The town was originally founded in 1859 as ‘Independencia’. Its current name, meaning “Friar Benedict”, is derived from a reclusive priest. Fray Bentos was the location of the tragic accident of Austral Flight 2553, where 74 people were killed (69 passengers and 5 crew) on October 10, 1997. In 2004 it had a population of 23,122.

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